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'The Connection Zone' ‘THE CONNECTION ZONE’ 27, 2015 March 26- March The floor at the 2015 CEFGA CareerExpo and SkillsUSA State Championsh ips is huge - roughly the size of six football fields, and busy, too. More than 7,300 people moved through the event in 2015. 2015 CEFGA CareerExpo, SkillsUSA Championships Draw Record Attendance CEFGA CAREER EXPO AND SKILLS USA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS CEFGA CAREER EXPO AND SKILLS USA STATE Annual Event Links Students, Industry Professionals By Allen Allnoch !CEFGA Feature Writer As Bryan Tapia walked toward the rear entrance of the Georgia International Convention Center, he tried to get his mind around what he had just experienced. Behind him was a dizzying array of earth-moving equipment, and he and two Coosa High classmates, Eric Vargas and Israel Domingo, had !sat in the driver’s seat and operated each one. “I’m speechless,” said a wide-eyed Tapia, an 11th-grader who was attending his first CEFGA CareerExpo and SkillsUSA State Championships. “I thought it would be something where you could look at a lot of things, but there are a lot of opportunities where you can actually work the equipment and really have a hands-on experience. It’s mind-blowing.” (continued on Pg. 2) "1 The Connection Zone ! 2015 (continued from Pg. 1) With a record 7,307 attendees – including whole. I think the biggest joy for me is when we 5,179 students from 236 schools and 1,208 can get new people and companies to come industry representatives from 326 organizations out and see the event. As soon as they walk in – and a floor space the size of six football and see the kids and the instructors and the fields, the March 26-27 event certainly fit level of professionalism associated with the March 26-27, March Tapia’s description. It’s Georgia’s largest event career expo, they’re instantly drawn in.” of its kind, designed specifically for young ! adults to explore more than 30 career paths in Kayla Lowe and Nyasia Glover, both freshmen construction, transportation, public safety, from Macon’s Westside High, were two such energy and more. newcomers. Kayla plans to switch from an engineering-oriented curriculum to one To that end, the CareerExpo was divided into emphasizing construction next year. Her initial 14 “Worlds,” each designed to be educational impression of the CareerExpo: “Where do I go and, as Tapia discovered, fun and interactive first? There’s so much, and I want to see it all.” as well. Students mingled with industry ! professionals from various companies, Students weren’t the only ones impressed by apprenticeship programs, and educational the scope of the event. Will Etheredge, a new institutions, learning how academic disciplines CEFGA board member and a regional director such as math and science are used on the job, for JE Dunn Construction, was another first- !and what kinds of careers are available. !time attender. ‘I Want To See It All’ “I was very impressed with the size and the The event moved in 2008 from the Gwinnett participation of so many different sectors of the County Fairgrounds to the GICC, located just industry,” Etheredge said. “The event clearly west of Hartsfield-Jackson International exposes students to a multitude of skilled Airport. Ryan Byars, CEFGA Board Chair and a trades in a way that is very exciting.” senior project manager for Holder Construction ! Company, noted the steady growth and impact Byars has long been involved in the event, but since its humble beginnings at the former he continues to recognize the excitement and venue. energy that surrounds it. CEFGA CAREER EXPO AND SKILLS USA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS CEFGA CAREER EXPO AND SKILLS USA STATE ! ! “The Gwinnett County Fairgrounds allowed us “When you get a group of young people a lot of flexibility,” Byars said. “They had the together like this,” he said, “there is a sense of dirt out there that we needed for some of the the unknown, a sense of discovery. For us who competitions, but moving [to the GICC] was a have been out in the workforce for a while, chance for us to bring all the energy together some things start to seem repetitive, but for related to the different competitions, and really these folks, it’s all brand new. It’s always fun to start to raise awareness about the construction see the energy that the students bring.” industry for high school students. ! ! Indeed, the entire building buzzed with energy, “Seeing it grow into the major event that it is with everything from blowtorches to scissor today has been a lot of fun,” Byars continued. lifts to power saws adding to the excitement. “We feel like this event takes the foundation Attendees began their journey with a safety that the instructors have built for their students briefing, then moved through the different and broadens that horizon a little bit, to give Worlds on the show floor’s perimeter. them a little snapshot and some perspective ! about the working world and construction as a (continued on Page 3) "2 The Connection Zone ! 2015 (continued from Pg. 2) Those who attended on day two also got to really encouraging. We actually hired one who see the SkillsUSA State Championships on the came here about six or seven years ago. He “center stage” area of the floor. worked with us three or four years and did ! really well.” March 26-27, March A Competitive Cream of the Crop ! Those SkillsUSA competitions amp the energy Turning Connections into Careers level even higher. The state’s most talented Success stories like Carhart’s former employee high school and technical college students are not uncommon. Ramiro Mojica is another were judged by professionals on project student who parlayed Expo connections into a completion, accuracy, safety and other career. industry-based criteria. Winners will advance to ! the National Championships in Louisville, Mojica first came to the event while he was a Kentucky, from June 22-26. junior at West Hall High in Gainesville. His ! instructor, Mike Madson, was friends with Craig Barrs, Executive Vice President of Donnie Woodham, Vice President of Field Georgia Power, was the keynote speaker at the Operations for McKenney’s, Inc. Mojica CEFGA VIP and SkillsUSA Champions’ graduated in May 2013; less than a month later Breakfast on March 27. He lauded the he began a paid apprenticeship with competitors as “the cream of the crop” and McKenney’s and ultimately had a hand in exhorted them to “make sure you’re motivated building the Northeast Georgia Medical Center every day to be the best you can be.” To the in Braselton. educators who mentor them, he said, “You’re ! creating a better Georgia through the work This year Mojica represented McKenney’s at you’re doing every day.” the Expo and participated in a Champions ! Panel discussion during the SkillsUSA Barrs, along with other speakers from the breakfast. He spent both days helping students morning’s breakfast, then opened the with a word game at the World of Heating & Air competition with a ceremonial “board cutting.” Conditioning while extolling the virtues of a Thus began a new flurry of activity, with more construction career. than 400 students participating in 26 ! CEFGA CAREER EXPO AND SKILLS USA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS CEFGA CAREER EXPO AND SKILLS USA STATE competitions such as carpentry, masonry, “Kids think, ‘Oh, it’s just construction, that’s plumbing, electrical and welding. not for me,’” said Mojica. “But I was in the ! same place and I wish there had been In the sheet metal competition, Chad Carhart, someone like me when I came through, so I an estimator with A&B Sheet Metal in Forest could have gotten a feel for it sooner.” Park, was serving as a judge for the 11th year ! in a row. He’s enjoyed seeing the event grow Woodham praised Mojica, now a second-year and foster young talent. apprentice. “He’s not a helper or gopher-type ! worker anymore,” he said. “We hand him the “I’ve always been the type who likes to work prints and hook him up with a helper and he with my hands and see a finished project,” can do the job now. Ramiro has been a great Carhart said. “It’s hard to find skilled sheet success story.” metal laborers anymore, especially at this ! young age, so hopefully we can instill that in ! some of the kids who come here to be part of ! this event. Seeing these young kids here is (continued on Page 4) "3 The Connection Zone ! 2015 (continued from Pg. 3) Students like Mojica, Woodham added, participants are doing, too, helping to focus on illustrate the potential of a construction- the long term. oriented career, even for those who may not be ! interested in attending college. “We talk about the five-year outlook, and I truly March 26-27, March ! believe this is one of the greatest times to “Kids may hear about what companies do, but come out in the technical industry, from it’s hard to get them out to construction sites,” trucking to manufacturing to the actual bricks Woodham said. “They can come through here and sticks on site. It all ties in with the supply and see every phase and every trade that chain in an industry that is changing rapidly, construction has to offer. We want to let them and there is a huge need for skilled labor to be know there are good, well-paying careers part of that.” outside of college.” ! ! Etheredge too is encouraged by the potential Tyler English, a senior at Jones County High of today’s student population.
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